Military career of Adolf Hitler

Nazi Germany
World War II

Adolf Hitler's military career had two main periods. During World War I, he served as a Gefreiter, or lance corporal, in the Bavarian Army. During World War II, as Führer of Nazi Germany, he served as Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Wehrmacht, the German Armed Forces. Hitler was dictator of Germany from 1933 until 1945.

World War I role: Gefreiter in the Bavarian Army
World War II role: Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Wehrmacht
Dictatorship: Dictator of Germany from 1933 until 1945

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